Groundbreaking study could change recommendations on newborn feeding A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor has won the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses’ premier award for an article based on her groundbreaking study in which she challenges expected patterns of infant weight loss after birth.   The national association awarded […]

Barbara Patterson will lead publication dedicated to promoting nursing research and education By Allie Shinskey University of Rhode Island College of Nursing alumnus Barbara Patterson has expanded her role in nursing research and education, having recently been named editor of the NLN Journal, Nursing Education Perspectives. Patterson, a graduate of the College’s Ph.D. in Nursing […]

Health professionals and students from the University of Rhode Island are gearing up to hit the road in an outreach campaign aimed to reach rural Rhode Islanders with education and training about opioid overdose and substance use disorder.

Kristin Corey Magan began with the College in spring 2020 The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed Assistant Professor Kristin Corey Magan to the college in the spring of 2020. Learn about one of the College’s newest professors. Education: Ph.D. in nursing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; M.S. with a concentration in adult gerontology […]

“Any person from any background, with the right resources and the right support, can achieve a dream.” While she acknowledges such a sentiment may sound corny to some, it is anything but a cliché to the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing’s newest assistant professor, Dr. Dahianna Lopez. From a very early age, Lopez […]

Health professionals from around the region will flock to Newport, R.I. in March to earn valuable continuing education credits while discussing some of the most pressing healthcare issues of the day.

Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2022 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. Guest speaker Kerin Da Cruz, vice president of operations at Westerly Hospital, greeted the student nurses, urging them not to be deterred by […]

The URI Office of Continuing Professional Development for the Health Professions will update health professionals from around Rhode Island and the region on new practice recommendations for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes during a special webinar on Jan. 9 at noon. Continuing Education credit is available.